Harry spent some time at High Jinx High School in
Enigma, Conn. How did Harry end
up there, you might ask? Well, Daniel sent Harry on "a year abroad" to
this high school.
Fifteen-year-old Harry was eager to go because he thought Daniel said
he was enrolling him in a
program called "A Year, A Broad." Harry was planning to decrease the
time interval between,
um, broads.
Disservice Record:
Harry was Class President. His opponent accused him of rigging the election, but nothing was ever proved.
He was also elected King of Hearts. The
King of Hearts Dance is a
dance where the girl does the
asking. For the dance, the female student body elects a court
consisting only of males. From this
court, a duke, a prince, and a king are elected. Harry
actually got all three titles. In
fact, he was the entire court. All the boys accused him of rigging
these elections too, but not one
girl could be found who had voted for someone else.
Sports Harry participated in:
Track. Of course, Harry couldn't be
bothered to actually work out,
but he "owned" the Mad
Dash.
Gymnastics. Favorite apparatus was the rings. The skills he developed came in useful in his circus days.
Dishonors Harry received:
Harry earned perfect scores on his SAT's
and ACT's. The former tests
Safecracking, Aerial work,
and Theft; the latter tests Artifice, Chicanery, and Treachery.
He also accumulated the most demerits in
the school. For this
achievement he was inducted into
the National Dishonor Society.
He was selected by the faculty as one of the eight students to serve on the Academic Dishonesty Council. (If a student was found not cheating on a test, he was hauled in front of this council so they could set him straight, er, crooked.)
Clubs and Activities Harry participated in:
As you would expect of him, Harry was in the following clubs: Photography, Classical Movies (founding member), Culinary, Dance, Equestrian. Also, he joined the Debate Team to hone the skills needed for the finer points of argumentation.
Perhaps surprisingly, he was not in the Drama Club. He thought it unnecessary since his life was one big act.
He joined the Wildlife Club but immediately dropped out when he found it had something to do with animals of the four-legged variety.
Other clubs he participated in may need further explanation:
The Art Guild. All visits to museums and galleries were made in the dead of night. Successfully breaking into the buildings was as integral to the purpose of the guild as was the appreciation of fine art.
Key Club. No, not the organization whose purpose is to provide service, build character, and develop leadership. This organization's purpose was to develop lockpicking skills.
Strings Attached. This is a network of peer helpers who tutor others in the skills needed to be successful in the underside of life.
CIA. That's "Conmen in Action." Need I say more?
Finally, Harry was voted least likely to find a good woman and settle down. He was particularly proud of this distinction.